Alchemy Master

Chapter 402, Rampaging Beast Souls

Translator: Silavin

*Swoosh!* As the light barrier shattered, Xue Xiongdao and more than ten Martial Kings’ eyes instantly turned crimson red. In the next moment, more than ten figures rushed out violently, all with intense greed in their eyes, their arms reaching toward the flying Beast Souls.

*Whoosh! Whoosh!* However, somewhat unexpectedly, these Beast Souls were not easily obtained as anticipated. Instead, they flashed away at extreme speeds, evading the grasp of the Martial Kings.

“This…”

Their grasps were actually evaded by the Beast Souls, which startled them. However, in the next instant, their faces were filled with wild joy.

This could only mean that these Beast Souls must have belonged to Demonic Beasts of at least the Martial King Realm when they were alive, which would explain why they retained some semblance of consciousness.

Subsequently, the many Martial Kings no longer held back. Inside the great hall, there were at least nearly a hundred flying Beast Souls. As Yuan Energy surged, the Beast Souls were quickly collected one by one.

Looking at the dazzling Beast Souls in the hall, Qin Yichen did not rush to seize them. His brows furrowed tightly.

[How could Beast Souls possibly fly about like that? This is strange…] Qin Yichen silently thought, suddenly discovering that on the floor of the great hall were several hundred densely packed Beast Souls. However, these Beast Souls were dim and lustreless, clearly with their essence completely dissipated.

[Even after ten thousand years, Beast Souls at the Martial King Realm would not dissipate so easily…] Qin Yichen entered the great hall, but instead of competing for the flying Beast Souls, he picked up a dim Beast Soul that resembled an ordinary stone.

*Rustle rustle…*

As Qin Yichen’s palm squeezed, that Beast Soul crumbled like sand, slipping from his palm.

Qin Yichen’s inconspicuous action was noticed by several Martial Kings. Seeing that he was sensible enough not to compete for the flying Beast Souls, the many Martial Kings did not immediately drive him out as they were all busy catching Beast Souls.

[Not even a trace of its original essence…] Qin Yichen opened his palm, allowing the sand to fall. His expression became grave.

Even naturally dissipated Beast Souls would never become like this. These Beast Souls that crumbled at his touch were just like the container of the Lightning Lion Beast Soul after he had absorbed it.

[Could they have been devoured?] Suddenly, Qin Yichen’s body trembled, as if he had realised something, and a trace of shock surged in the depths of his eyes.

[These Beast Souls seem to be fleeing from something?] Looking at the numerous Beast Souls flying all around yet unable to leave the great hall, Qin Yichen seemed to have guessed something, his gaze swiftly scanning through the great hall.

Finally, his gaze settled on a Beast Soul in the centre of the hall. Its orb was three to four times larger than the others.

[Is it you?] Qin Yichen muttered in his heart, walking toward that Beast Soul on the ground.

*Whoosh! Whoosh!* With Qin Yichen’s movement, an extremely oppressive feeling suddenly appeared in his heart. At the same time, his Soul trembled. In this instant, he seemed to see a pair of silver-flashing beast eyes glaring fiercely at him.

Under these silver beast eyes, Qin Yichen felt as if his body had frozen in place.

*Whoosh!*

*Whoosh!*

At this moment, the Beast Souls that were already rapidly flying around seemed to sense a natural enemy, and their speed suddenly increased.

“Damn it!”

Beast Souls that had already been grasped in hand suddenly broke free and flew away, causing several Martial Kings to involuntarily curse.

*Swoosh! Swoosh!*

At this time, several figures appeared outside the great hall, evidently attracted by the commotion.

*Hum…*

The Spiritual Energy body in Qin Yichen’s Knowledge Sea moved, finally breaking free from the gaze of those beast eyes. He took a deep breath and reached out to grab the Beast Soul before him.

*Roar!* As soon as Qin Yichen touched the Beast Soul, a terrifying roar sounded in his mind. However, he was prepared for this and did not allow it to disturb his Soul.

Then, Qin Yichen willed to store the Beast Soul in his ring, but it did not go in directly as he had expected. Instead, a violent aura from that Beast Soul invaded toward him.

[Hmph! You’ve been dead for so many years, yet you are still so vicious!] At this, Qin Yichen snorted coldly. With a mental shift, his Martial Body Bead trembled slightly, and a milky white Yuan Energy flashed out from his palm.

*Hum…* The moment this Yuan Energy appeared, the fierce aura from the Beast Soul rapidly retreated, like ice and snow meeting the scorching Sun. Then, with a thought, Qin Yichen stored it in his ring.

In the instant Qin Yichen stored this Beast Soul in his ring, the Beast Souls flying everywhere suddenly paused, and then, to everyone’s astonishment, they fell one by one.

“This…”

This scene caused a brief pause among everyone. Then, more than ten figures moved swiftly, collecting every Beast Soul.

In just a moment, there was not a single Beast Soul left in the great hall. As for dim Beast Souls on the ground, they had all turned into piles of discarded sand.

Those who had originally planned to sneak in and steal one or two Beast Souls now had rather unpleasant expressions.

After collecting all the Beast Souls, Xue Xiongdao scanned the hall once with his eyes. Confirming nothing was missed, he darted out, continuing toward the depths of this ancient palace complex.

The other Martial Kings also rushed away. Although they were Martial Kings, their status did not hold much of a deterrence here. If they were any slower, they might be beaten to death by others.

Qin Yichen, like the few Spirit Realm experts who had come to take advantage, wore a dejected expression and walked out dejectedly.

“Stop!” Just as they were about to leave, a loud shout suddenly rang out.

Qin Yichen frowned, but like the others, he stopped. The speaker was a Martial King, and at this moment, he did not want to stand out.

If it was discovered that he had taken that Beast Soul, he might escape now, but he could forget about continuing to explore this Heaven’s Destiny Forbidden Area.

“Where are the Beast Souls you’ve just obtained? Hand them over!”

That Martial King held a large knife, looking fiercely at Qin Yichen and the others who had retreated from the great hall.

“Those Beast Souls were flying in the air. How could we compete with Xue Xiongdao and the others!?”

Before Qin Yichen could speak, someone beside him, probably having gained nothing and still being reprimanded, immediately angrily roared back.

“Haha… Those in the Spirit Realm couldn’t possibly catch the Beast Souls flying around at such a fast speed.”

Seeing their helpless expressions, someone could not help but laugh in the absurdity, and immediately a chorus of laughter rang out.